A celestial show both bright and green dazzled skygazers in Kiama, New South Wales, over the weekend. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, most visible in early May, didn’t disappoint. The meteors' tails lit up the sky and moved at a speed of 148,000 mph. Photographer David Finlay captured the stunning

A blazing fireball streaked across the night sky on Wednesday, igniting a social media frenzy on the West Coast. Residents of southern California all the way to Utah spotted a curious streak of light, and many took to the internet to find the answer, and share their own theories as to what it could

Who knew trash day could be this exciting? A Cygnus cargo ship filled with junk from the International Space Station burned up as planned when it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere this morning just east of New Zealand and over the Pacific Ocean, according to Orbit ATK, one of the companies

NASA 's plan to inflate an expandable habitat for the first time in space hit a snag today when the room -- known as BEAM -- failed to completely inflate. Today's test at the International Space Station has been postponed after NASA spent several hours attempting to pump air into BEAM, which is

A giant inflatable room that astronauts may one day use to live on Mars has successfully been deployed at the International Space Station where it is set to undergo a two-year test. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, called BEAM for short, is a first-of-its-kind inflatable habitat that was

A giant inflatable room that astronauts may one day use to live on Mars will be put to the test beginning this weekend at the International Space Station . The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, called BEAM for short, is a first-of-its-kind inflatable habitat that was carried to the ISS on the

After a picture perfect launch of Dragon to the International Space Station, SpaceX successfully landed a rocket for the first time on a drone ship parked off the coast of Florida. Today's attempt was the fourth time SpaceX had tried to land its Falcon 9 on a drone ship. The rocket has not been

When the SpaceX Dragon launches to the International Space Station on Friday, it will be carrying with it an inflatable habitat that could one day be used by astronauts traveling to Mars or on another deep space mission. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, called BEAM for short, is a fabric